Since the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty
To the unification of the Sui and Tang dynasties
Frequent wars cause people's livelihood
People are in dire need of a kind of spiritual sustenance
So it was vigorously promoted by the rulers
Buddhism prevails
"Plugging the Slope" from India
It was then introduced to China
It is built from a low domed sacrificial building
Stretch upwards
Widen to the sides
Stand tall in the sky
Transformed into dwelling places and temples of the gods
stupa
In the midst of that
Yingxian Wooden Pagoda, Songyue Temple Pagoda, Qianxun Pagoda, Feihong Pagoda
It shows the high creativity of the stupa in China
It covers wood, brick and glass
Pavilion-style, eaves-like shape
Square, octagonal, dodecagonal shape
It encompasses a wide range of architectural feats
Equally famous as the four famous pagodas of China
Ying County Wooden Tower
His original name was Shakya Pagoda
It was built in 1056
It is the only remaining all-wood tower on the mainland
It is also the tallest wooden tower in the world
Between millennia
Alone
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Its location
Greatly reduced from the macro level
The possibility of the wooden tower being struck by lightning and catching fire
Structural ingenuity
Make it withstand the test of earthquakes and strong winds
People's concerns and maintenance
To withstand the onslaught of war
It still stands between heaven and earth
It is a pity that in modern times, man-made disasters
Make the wooden tower constantly tilt to the northeast
To date, there is no definitive repair plan
We just hope
This is the leader of China's timber-framed buildings
Ability to turn the tide
Continue writing again
The next millennium
Songyue Temple Pagoda
The earliest surviving tower in China
The earliest surviving brick tower in China
The earliest surviving eaves tower in China
The only twelve-sided pagoda in China
The only surviving ancient pagoda in the Southern and Northern Dynasties
It is known to the world
"China's First Tower"
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Countless ancients came here to sacrifice, play, and leave gifts
Emperor Xuanwu of the Northern Wei Dynasty paid homage to the Buddha here
Wu Zetian lived here
Bai Juyi wrote "Double Brake Clip Void"
Wang Wei also left poems for him
The present man is once again impressed by this tower
The ancients and the present are like flowing water
This is true when you look at the ancient tower together
Songyue Temple Pagoda
Worthy of China's first tower
Qianxun Tower
Standing in the northwest of the ancient city of Dali
Between Cangshan and Erhai
It was completed in 836 in the Tang Dynasty
It is nearly 1200 years ago
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The basic features of Tang Dynasty tower architecture
Square plan, hollow interior, higher bottom layer, reduced layer by layer, multi-purpose stacking, curved contour, simple style
It's all reflected in it
It is guarded by two small towers on the left and right
The octagonal shape is richly carved
The whole is made of brick imitation wood
All are characteristic of the Song Pagoda
Between millennia
This land has not only grown
Extremely splendid national culture
Also with the Central Plains civilization going south
Constantly combining
The Thousand Towers are there
In this long and grand journey
Become a witness to the embrace of two peoples
The Flying Rainbow Pagoda in Hongdong, Shanxi
It can be called the most gorgeous ancient pagoda in China
It is also the best-preserved glass pagoda in China
The world's tallest colorful glazed tower
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Its conical tower has a total of thirteen floors
There is also a cloister and a cross-stop hilltop
There are many layers, many eaves, many faces, and many corners
It provides full space for craftsmen to play
47.31 meters of tower body
Install a variety of flowers and plants, pavilions, Buddha statue glass components
Brilliant and dazzling
Shanxi glass craftsmen who carved out the glass of this pagoda
It also leaves the Datong Nine Dragon Wall and the Qufu Confucius Temple
and other legendary works
Let the glass technique sanjin culture
Out of Shanxi all over China
Leave the jindi glass full of good stories all over the world
Sweat, hard work, research, breakthroughs
It's a more ornate presence than the tower
Stupas were introduced to China
During rheology
Gradually integrated into the unique
Historical, religious, aesthetic, philosophical implications
Many shapes and types have evolved
Join the ranks of traditional Chinese architecture
It has become an important medium for exploring traditional Chinese culture
Today's people do not see the ancient time and month
This month was once the same as the ancients
Although it is thousands of years away from the ancients
But through these four famous towers
We can still probe
The excellence of the construction skills
The brilliance of traditional culture
The glory of Chinese history
Producer: Hu Pengfei
Editor of this article: Cheng Jie
Producer/Proofreader: Wu Baoshan
Draft: Li Siyi
Editing: Wang Zhi
Model: Wu Wenxia
Animation: Tong Chong
Voiced by: Zhou Yujie
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